Children moderately or severely overweight in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Children moderately or severely overweight was 255 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) is 255 num th, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 255.3 num th in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.8 num th, in 2000.
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 32nd of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.8 num th | — |
| 2001 | 57.3 num th | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 62.3 num th | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 68 num th | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 74.4 num th | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 81.4 num th | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 89.1 num th | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 97.6 num th | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 106.8 num th | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 116.7 num th | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 127.6 num th | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 139.3 num th | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 151.6 num th | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 164.5 num th | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 177.8 num th | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 190.7 num th | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 203 num th | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 214.6 num th | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 225 num th | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 234.2 num th | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 242.1 num th | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 248.6 num th | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 253.2 num th | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 255.3 num th | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 255 num th | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.64 num th | 52.8 num th | 116.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 182.83 num th | 127.6 num th | 234.2 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 250.84 num th | 242.1 num th | 255.3 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- 29 Angola 300.9 num th compare
- 30 Thailand 299.8 num th compare
- 31 Afghanistan 297 num th compare
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 276.5 num th compare
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 276.5 num th compare
- 34 Bangladesh 270.7 num th compare
- 35 Syrian Arab Republic 270.5 num th compare
- 35 Syrian Arab Republic 270.5 num th compare
More development goals data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Red List Index 0.8156 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.26 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 208.54 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 60 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 64 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.52 ltpureal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 255 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 255.3 num th in 2023.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8 num th in 2000.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 32nd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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